Appendix F. Civil Engineering Report Part 2

Noosa Shire Council – The Noosa Plan
Earthworks Code
Performance Criteria and Acceptable Solutions




 PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES                                       ACCEPTABLE OUTCOMES                                             COMMENTS
  Sloping sites                                              S9.1                                                                            ✓
  O9                                                         Cut or fill is less than 2m in depth relative to the natural
  On sloping sites, excavation or filling are designed to    ground surface.
  maximise the use of natural slope and minimise the need                                                                   To be complied with at detailed
  for cut and fill.                                                                                                         design / construction stages.
 O10                                                        S10.1                                                                            ✓
 Provision is made for a reasonable number of onsite car    Carparking spaces are provided for people with disabilities
 parking spaces identified and reserved for people with     at the rate specified in the Australian Standards for Off-      To be complied with at detailed
 disabilities.                                              street Carparking.                                              design / construction stages.
  Environmental protection                                                                                                                   ✓
  O10                                                        No solution provided.
  Earthworks minimise any adverse impact upon
  groundwater, watercourses, drainage lines, wetlands,                                                                      To be complied with at detailed
  and native vegetation.                                                                                                    design / construction stages.
  Dams                                                       S11.1                                                          N/A
  O11 Dam location and construction does not impact          Where the site is in the Rural Zone—
  upon neighbouring properties in terms of—                  a) the land has a slope of less than 25% (1:4);
  a)   hydrology;                                                and
  b)   alteration of existing overland flowpaths and         b) the earthworks including cut and fill batters and
       patterns;                                                 retaining walls are setback a minimum of 50m from
  c)   landslide or failure of dam wall; and                     the property boundary; and
  d)   effluent disposal areas.                              c) the size of the lot is greater than 5
                                                                 hectares;
                                                             S11.2                                                          N/A
                                                             Where the site is in the Rural Settlement Zone or the
                                                             Rural Zone where the lot is less than 5 hectares—
                                                             a) the land has a slope of less than 1:6; and



 Solution:    ✓     =   Acceptable Solution
              A/S   =   Alternative Solution
              N/A   =   Not applicable to this proposal


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